Category Archives: Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz
In Snow ~ ef-fort
One can trace the evolution of Birmingham, Alabama quartet In Snow via their Bandcamp page: a promising demo, a fuzzy live EP, and now a debut album. We’ve heard these songs evolve over time, and each step has been more surefooted than
In Snow ~ ef-fort
One can trace the evolution of Birmingham, Alabama quartet In Snow via their Bandcamp page: a promising demo, a fuzzy live EP, and now a debut album. We’ve heard these songs evolve over time, and each step has been more surefooted than
A Heligator Trio: Dura, Kurva Choir, Dylan Golden Aycock
We love a good cause, and even more we love a good cause connected to good music. Heligator Records has begun to release a series of EPs from varied artists, all to support a Swaziland refugee library. The cause is
A Heligator Trio: Dura, Kurva Choir, Dylan Golden Aycock
We love a good cause, and even more we love a good cause connected to good music. Heligator Records has begun to release a series of EPs from varied artists, all to support a Swaziland refugee library. The cause is
Tomorrow We Sail ~ For Those Who Caught the Sun in Flight
Four years in the making, For Those Who Caught the Sun in Flight is an example of slow cooking: a meal made right. Since 2010, the seven-piece ensemble has been road-testing a number of songs and releasing some on singles and EPs;
Tomorrow We Sail ~ For Those Who Caught the Sun in Flight
Four years in the making, For Those Who Caught the Sun in Flight is an example of slow cooking: a meal made right. Since 2010, the seven-piece ensemble has been road-testing a number of songs and releasing some on singles and EPs;
UpCDownC ~ The Black Sea
Over the course of the past decade, UpCDownC have gotten together, broken up, realigned, gone digital and experimented with a longer name, but in all this time, they’ve never stopped rocking. Black Sea is the proof. With a host of classics already
UpCDownC ~ The Black Sea
Over the course of the past decade, UpCDownC have gotten together, broken up, realigned, gone digital and experimented with a longer name, but in all this time, they’ve never stopped rocking. Black Sea is the proof. With a host of classics already
Forgonia ~ S/T
This may be the first album of its kind: fully pop and fully post-rock, with three potential vocal-led singles AND three long tracks containing some of the year’s best post-rock crescendos. Sydney brothers Mike and Dave Evans cite influences ranging
Forgonia ~ S/T
This may be the first album of its kind: fully pop and fully post-rock, with three potential vocal-led singles AND three long tracks containing some of the year’s best post-rock crescendos. Sydney brothers Mike and Dave Evans cite influences ranging
Le Pélican Noir ~ Le Silence tendu au-dessus de nos têtes comme un orage en suspens
This Montreal quintet (and occasional septet) impresses with a wide array of instruments, including mandolin and French horn. When these are added to the typical spread of post-rock instrumentation (guitar, bass, and drums) as well as its expanded array (glockenspiel,
Le Pélican Noir ~ Le Silence tendu au-dessus de nos têtes comme un orage en suspens
This Montreal quintet (and occasional septet) impresses with a wide array of instruments, including mandolin and French horn. When these are added to the typical spread of post-rock instrumentation (guitar, bass, and drums) as well as its expanded array (glockenspiel,
Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra ~ Fuck Off Get Free We Pour Light On Everything
Throughout a productive 14-year career, Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra has tested patience and parochial taste. It has pandered to no expectations – least of all, one suspects, its own, rendering it a vehicle for musical exploration that has
Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra ~ Fuck Off Get Free We Pour Light On Everything
Throughout a productive 14-year career, Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra has tested patience and parochial taste. It has pandered to no expectations – least of all, one suspects, its own, rendering it a vehicle for musical exploration that has
This Patch of Sky ~ Heroes and Ghosts
A year and a half after their debut Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine, This Patch of Sky has returned with an album that is twice as long and more diverse. The album includes the expected post-rock belters, but has dropped the occasional
This Patch of Sky ~ Heroes and Ghosts
A year and a half after their debut Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine, This Patch of Sky has returned with an album that is twice as long and more diverse. The album includes the expected post-rock belters, but has dropped the occasional
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